Bagalāmukhī
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Baglamukhi or Bagalā () is the female form of a personification of the mahavidyas (great wisdom/science), a group of ten Tantric deities in Hinduism.
Key facts
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- Hindu
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- Bagalamukhi Matrika.jpg
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- Bagalamukhi, 19th century Painting Watercolor
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.name
- Bagalamukhi
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.affiliation
- Parvati, Durga, Adishakti, Devi, Sati, Mahavidyas
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- The Goddess Who Paralyzes enemies (Suspension)
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.abode
- Haridra Sarovar (Turmeric Ocean)
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- ह्लीं []
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.consort
- Shiva as Mrityunjay Bhairav
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.weapon
- Cudgel
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- Corpse
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- The Ten Mahavidyas
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Iconography
- Etymology and other epithets
- Legend
- Symbolism and associations
- Worship
- See also
- References
- External links
- Bibliography
Baglamukhi or Bagalā () is the female form of a personification of the mahavidyas (great wisdom/science), a group of ten Tantric deities in Hinduism.
Bagalamukhi is one of the ten forms of the Devi, symbolising potent female, primeval force.
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